Fides
Fides, the Oathmaker, is invoked whenever a contract is signed in the hopes that he will both dissuade and strike vengeance upon anyone who seeks to violate that contract. In the legends, he is often depicted as quarreling with his wife, Meliboea, who is often more interested in justice than the letter of an oath. Fides does not encourage active oppression of other deities, including those that are his foes. When the worshippers of those deities cause an Oath to be broken, however, his priests are often that much more merciless in punishing the transgressors.
Lying is a deadly sin to the followers of Fides, particularly in matters concerning a contract. Thus, priests are often called upon to witness the signing of an Oath and in many lands their word on the state of a contract that they've witnessed is considered appropriate evidence in trials.
| Fides |
| God of Oaths |
| Descriptive Info |
| Gender: Male |
| Avatar: Leoren; Vor |
| Consort(s): Meliboea |
| Allies: Aridnus, God of Judgment; Innus, God of Friendship (father); Kratos, God of War; Majestas, Goddess of Law (mother); Meliboea, Goddess of Justice (wife); Minos, God of Commerce; Sarpedon, God of Guardians; Terpsichore, Goddess of Language; Vortumnus, God of Chivalry (son); Veritas, Goddess of Marriage; Zelos, God of the State. |
| Foes: Amphitritus, God of Greed; Cardena, Goddess of Lust; Pothos, God of Vice; Themis, God of Mischief. |
| Spiritual Info |
| Rank: Intermediate |
| Nature: Ordered |
| Ethos: Agathocacological |
| Major Influence: Oaths |
| Minor Influence(s): Democracy, Family, Law, and Marriage |
Doctrine
No information available on the doctrine of Fides
Mission
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Geography
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History of the Church
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Organization
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Religious Practices
No information available on the religous practices of the Church of Fides
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